The game features three main factions, fighting for supremacy so that the god of war, Rallos Zek, can lead them on an assault on the greater gods of their world as demi-gods themselves. Something along those lines, in any case. It's a hokum story typical of those players of Everquest are used to, but what it boils down to is this: Elves, Dwarves and Halflings -- the Elddar Alliance -- vs. Barbarians, Humans, Vah Shir (cat people, tsk, don't you know anything?) and Erudites (that's humans with big foreheads) -- the Dawn Brotherhood -- vs. Dark Elves and "half-dozen [other] monstrous nations" -- the Shadowrealm.